Catholic Africa - in 60 seconds

Pope Francis is making his first trip to Africa, taking in Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic.

While the Catholic community is dwindling in some parts of the world, it is growing in Africa, with nearly 200 million devotees.

BBC Africa looks at the importance of Catholicism on the continent - in 60 seconds.

Sources: Vatican; Pew Research Center; Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA)

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